Movimento Italiano Diritti Detenuti

Movimento Italiano Diritti Detenuti (Italian Movement for Detainees' Rights) is an Italian association dedicated to the protection of prisoners' rights and the improvement of prison conditions. According to its official website, the organization frames its mission around the principle that "the Italian prison is torture" and cites the European Court of Human Rights ruling of 8 January 2013 (the Torreggiani case) as evidence of systemic violations. The association is led by founder and president Giulia Troncatti, who has stated that the movement seeks to imagine a different society where the penal system is not an instrument of collective revenge but of care. The organization brings together jurists, researchers, philosophers, and software developers, and maintains a scientific committee that includes academics and legal professionals from Italian and international institutions. Its honorary chair is Baz Dreisinger, founder and president of the Incarceration Nations Network and a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. The movement's public communication highlights statistics such as the high rate of recidivism (7 out of 10), the average annual cost per detainee (€55,000), and the elevated suicide rate in prisons compared to the national average. It also references Article 27 of the Italian Constitution, which states that punishments cannot consist of treatments contrary to the sense of humanity. The association operates primarily in Italy and uses digital tools to advance its advocacy, as indicated by its slogan "Use technology for your rights."

The Movimento Italiano Diritti Detenuti is an Italian association focused on prisoners' rights. Its public presence is anchored on the website albertogenovese.org, which serves as its main platform. The organization draws attention to the European Court of Human Rights' ruling of 8 January 2013 in the Torreggiani case, which condemned Italy for inhuman and degrading treatment due to prison overcrowding and poor conditions. The movement states that as of 2026, thirteen years after the Torreggiani ruling, nothing has changed and systemic collapse persists with overcrowding exceeding 150% in dozens of facilities. The association is led by founder and president Giulia Troncatti, who has articulated a vision of a penal system based on care rather than collective revenge. The organization includes a scientific committee with members such as Rita Bernardini, president of Nessuno Tocchi Caino and former member of the Italian Parliament; Stefano Simonetta, professor at the University of Milan; Sergio Grossi, associate professor at John Jay College; and other academics and legal professionals. The honorary chair is Baz Dreisinger, founder and president of the Incarceration Nations Network and professor at John Jay College. The movement's team comprises individuals responsible for mission and strategy, restorative justice and communication, journalistic content, work area, legal and institutional affairs, and software development. The association emphasizes the use of technology to advance rights, as reflected in its slogan "Use technology for your rights."

• European Court of Human Rights ruling in the Torreggiani case condemns Italy for inhuman and degrading prison conditions.

Advocacy organization for prisoners' rights and prison reform in Italy.

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2. 2Chi siamo - un team per i diritti e il reinserimentoalbertogenovese.org
3. 3Movimento Italiano Diritti Detenutiwikidata.org